Londons club ska is reporting that at 8 am this morning laurel aitken, widely acknowledged as the godfather of ska and affectionately known as boss skinhead, died of a heart attack at glenfield hospital in leicester, england. Apr 04, 2019 laurel aitken with the skatalites the legendary godfather of ska. Find laurel aitken discography, albums and singles on allmusic. Lorenzo aitken april 22, 1927 july 17, 2005, better known as laurel aitken, was a singer and one of the originators of jamaican ska music. Laurel aitken laurel aitken says fire 2009, cd discogs. Aug 03, 2015 ive relaunched the site, and the store has reopened. Download music in hires quality laurel aitken skinhead train. This laurel aitken disc provides something of an audio tour of early jamaican music history. A nice early reggae groove here in this alvin ranglin production. Download laurel aitken 36 19632010, mp3, 96320 kbps. Whilst all of the various members of the band that have passed through the ranks since 1974 are accomplished studio musicians, it is on stage where the band have for me.
Over one million legal mp3 tracks available at juno download. Type what you are looking for in the box bellow, hit search and download it from. Aitken was born in cuba on april 22, 1927 and moved to his fathers homeland of jamaica in 1938. Laurel aitken a ecouter sur deezer musique en streaming. Laurel aitken aitken, cuyo verdadero nombre era lorenzo aitken, nacio en cuba, y fue hermano del tambien cantante bobby aitken. Ive become a big fan of alvin ranglins work from the early 70s. Lorenzo aitken 22 april 1927 17 july 2005, better known by the stage name laurel aitken, was an influential caribbean singer and one of the pioneers of jamaican ska music. Sep 28, 2010 this album was recorded over the course of two nights in the summer of 1963. Welcome to aural sculptors, a blog aimed at bringing the music of the stranglers to as wide an audience as possible.
This album is indicative of the horncentric sound and dancy feeling of the early first wave ska. I first heard this on the trojan producers box set, and it was an instant favorite. The band is the skatalites minus don drummond and jackie mittoo. Some of those links have exceeded public traffic limits, and im not sure what that means other than get stuffed just sayin. This is a key release for laurel aitken and ruts completists. The new site is nascent at the moment, but ill be continuing to build new features. Called the godfather of ska, he is widely acknowledged as modern jamaican musics spiritual figurehead. Known as the godfather of ska, laurel aitken was jamaicas first real recording star. Hey everyone, after a lot of thought ive finally decided to call it a day and finish up go feet. The complete singles collection 19691970 2020 2020326 download more. Laurel aitken download on rapidshare search engine laurel aitken rutspeelsession, laurel aitken says fire 2009 gf, laurel aitken 1967 says fire.
Nacido en cuba, erradicado en jamaica y mas tarde en inglaterra. Ecoutez jamaican singles cd 6 par laurel aitken sur deezer. Skinhead train the complete singles collection 19691970 2020. Every now and then it almost seems like the years alternate from one to the next everybody slows down and all of the ska releases are reggae. Music profile for laurel aitken, born 22 april 1927. Laurel aitken skinhead train, the complete singles collection 19691970. Laurel aitken born april 22, 1927, cuba died july 17, 2005 was a cubanborn jamaican singer and one of the pioneers of jamaican ska music. Laurel aitken was born on april 22, 1927 in santiago, cuba as oliver anthony stephens. Aitken, cuyo verdadero nombre era lorenzo aitken, nacio en cuba y era hermano del tambien cantante bobby aitken. Smoke two joints reggae and jamaican music downloads. It features the vocal styling of laurel aitken, a man often referred to as the godfather of ska. Laurel aitken with the skatalites the legendary godfather of ska. All genres balearicdowntempo bass breakbeat disconudisco dj tools drum and bass dubstep deep dubstep dirty dubsteptrapgrime edm electro euro dancepop dance footworkjuke. Download laurel aitken 36 19632010, mp3, 96320 kbps via torrent or magnet link.
Review by steve shafer ive written previously about laurel aitken s 2 toneera collaboration with the ruts who were billed as the unitones and the two terrific singles they released in 1980 on the ispy labelbut never thought id have to chance to write about the session that laurel aitken and the ruts did for the john peel show on bbcs radio one recorded on april 28, 1980 and. I prefer the uptempo stuff with a ska beat and there were some good releases this year but not many. He died on july 17, 2005 in leicester, leicestershire, england. Download laurel aitken songs, singles and albums on mp3. Here at south side souldiez we are investing an extreme amount of time and money to present you with the best under the radar soul available. It wasnt an easy decision but some of my priorities have changed and the timing it right. Aural sculptors the stranglers live 1976 to the present. During 19992000, i ran 7 wonders of the world music, the first digital download only ska label that was too ahead of the curve for its own good. Jader ras sartori rootstyle reggae shop campinas sp.
If you enjoy the task that we are undertaking and would like to continue to see us here, please support our cause and. Laurel aitken and the unitone the godfather of ska recruits the ruts to cut 2tone era hit one of the best things about 2tone was the way that it showed respect to the first wave of ska and reggae artists who helped to popularize the music in the uk. Widely hailed as the godfather of ska, laurel aitken dominated jamaicas. Mar 26, 2019 the legendary flower punk zen variations 2016 we have very talented members here in our little community. Laurel aitken, who has died in leicester aged 78, was a key figure in the development of jamaican music from the form of calypso known as mento through to reggae. The original collections dozen tracks plus more sides from laurels sojourns at pama and local rivals bamboo records. In the 1950s, he became one of jamaicas first recording artists, standing on the edge between rnb, boogie and ska. Check out this video of laurel aitken performing sally brown live at the astoria london uk 1989, 30 years ago, can you believe it. Download ska with laurel by laurel aitken at juno download. The skatalites and laurel aitken long hot summer 1963. The legendary flower punk zen variations 2016 we have very talented members here in our little community.
Mi vida sin tu amor, sally brown, quizas quizas, sexy. Play fulllength songs from jamaican singles cd 6 by laurel aitken on your phone, computer and home audio system with napster. Skatalites and laurel aitken the long hot sumer 1963 1 bad minded woman 2 adam. The story of jamaican music, absolute beginners, and ska with laurel. Laurel aitken biography, albums, streaming links allmusic.
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